Mary was only mentioned as "Mary Parks the younger" in the will of Sampson PARKES probated in 1684. It is not known whether she was his daughter or another relative. He mentioned a "Doctor Higs" so perhaps she had been caring for him during his illness.
[Bondee] John Foster of the parish of Waterfall ...
... that Sampson Parkes of Mathesfield & An Hambleton of Ilam may lawfully formalise Matrimonry together ...
...in the nave of the Church of Mayfield ...
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August 29 : 1680
Fiat jurint matrimonialis inter Sampson Parkes poch de Mathesfield vid [widower] et An Hambleton poch da Ilam etatis quadragist anno [40 years old]...
First I bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty God my maker hoping that through the mysterious death and passion of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer to relieve for pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and as for my body to be buried in Christian buriall at the discresions of my Executors hereinafter nominated
Item I give unto me sun Samson my best shirt of apparill
Item I give unto Robert batswill four pound
Item I give one pirse to Ann Cocker d[au]gter to my wife dece[ased]
Item I give unto my [D]octer higs two pounds
Item I give to my sun Samson [ttil?ere] six pound which [hee] with [mie]
Item I give unto Samson barkwill 2 pound to his wife one pound
Item I give unto Mary Parks the younger 1 pound a satting tub and a cofer
Item I give unto Richard Bradshaw one pound which James Bradshaw hath in his hand
Item Al the rest of my goods and cattels quick and dead I give unto Ann my wife upon condision that Shee pay all dets and legacies and funerall charges and make her sole Executor of this my last testament.
In witness hearof I have hearunto set me hand and seale the dea and yeare ferst above written
Adesive Sampson batswell to paid my wife in any thing that she hath ocation having his charges born
Samson Parks his mark
William Cant K his mark
Margerit [?] her mark
Samuell Brafor
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Lich 19: Septembris 1684
...Samson Parks de Waste in parochia di Ellaston in Com: Stafford Agricolam...
Dat: nono de mensis maij Anno Regni Regis & Regimae Wilhelmi & Maria nunc Anglice &c Annoq: Dno, 1689
Samson Parks and Ann Garrett ... in ye Parish Church or Chapple of Ellaston or Ashbourn.
Samson his J mark Parks
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Ashbourn nono die Maij Ao Dmi 1689
fiat Li[centia] Matrimonialis inter Samsonem Parks de Waste in parochia de Ellaston in COm Stafford viduum & Annam Garrett viduam in Com & parochia praedictis
Minstero de Ellaston et Ashbourn
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... Richardum Brandon de Ellison in Com: Staff: Agric: & Johann[is] Bayly de Orswell in eodem com: Agricol:
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viesissimo primo Die Mensis Maii Anno Regni Dom. nostri Gulist: me tertii .. Annoq: Dom. 1698 [21 May 1698]
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but that Sampson Parks of ye p[a]r[is]h of Ellison about 50 years of age Widower & Dorothy Bradshaw of ye p[a]r[is]h of Chedetton spinster aged 30 may lawfully marry together...
[Signed]
Richard Brandon
Jno Bayley
Johannis Bradbury
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Carswell May 21: 1698
Fiat Licentia matrimoniatis inter Sampsonim Parks parochia Ellison etatis 50 annem vid: & Dorotheam Bradshaw parochia Chedetton solutem etatis 30 annem aut so circiter
Ministro de Carswell
[License to marry between Sampson Parks of the parish of Ellison aged 50 widower & Dorothea Bradshaw of the parish of Chedetton single aged 30 years or so]
June: 18 Samson Parks of the p[ar]ish of Ellaston in the County of Stafford and M[istress] Alice Poynton of the p[ar]ish of Roc[e]ster of the County afores[ai]d were marryed by licence from the Courts in the fifth circuit of Mac[clesfield]
1701
Mar[ried] Sampson Parks of Allaston husbandman was married to Mary Cloose of this parish Decemb'r ye 1[?]
Samsomu Parkes p[ar]ochia de Ellaston in Com Stafford Agricola ...
Dat primo tercio Die Mensis Decembris Anno ... Annoq; Dom' 1701 [13 Dec 1701]
Samson Parkes of the p[ar]ish of Ellaston and County of Stafford and Mary Cloose of the p[ar]ish of Anstonfield in the County afforesaid Widdow
Samson his J mark Parkes
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Mathfield Decembri 13th Anq. Dom. 1701
fiat licentia matrimonalis inter Samsonem Parks p[ar]ochia de Ellaston in Com Stafford adulis annorm; quadragnot aut eo circit vidu [a widower of abnormally old age of forty years or thereabouts] et Mariam Cloose p[ar]ochia de Anstonfield in Com [pdert.} [Derby?] etatis annorm viguit quinquien aut circit viduae [an abnormal age lived five or so times as a widow]
ministro de Mathfield
Sept'r 1714
Married {27 by Licence
{Sampson Parks of Ellaston} in Stafford
{Elizabeth Parks of Waterford}
Sept'r 1714
Married {27 by Licence
{Sampson Parks of Ellaston} in Stafford
{Elizabeth Parks of Waterford}
Nov 1st Sampson Parks buried